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<p>[QUOTE="Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2260375, member: 71510"]Most people are good people. Unfortunately Craig's List provides a large arena for unscrupulous folks to congregate. Personal safety and situational awareness are paramount for anyone dealing with strangers this way. I've had my share of good deals, met some genuinely nice collectors...but...</p><p><br /></p><p>I've been offered several fake coins, a few times they insisted they would sell to someone else (and so I'd do my duty and post that they were fakes), one guy that insisted he could only meet late at night in a parking lot near his house ( didn't trust $tarbuck's for some reason!?!? ) and needless to say I never went. </p><p><br /></p><p>My horror story is one guy that thought he would follow me home and attempt to knock on my door and invite himself into my house around midnight. I sold him some well circulated 64 quarters for melt value and he paid in cash. I figured - good deal, I got paid, we met indoors and it was straight forward. There was no talk of an additional sale, and certainly not at my house. A few hours later he shows up and said he just wanted to see what else I had for sale (at midnight?). I said he should leave now and never bother contacting me again. He said he wasn't leaving and had more cash and "intended" to buy something more from me. It ended abruptly when he met Mister Glock face to face, spent a while face down on the porch and took the scenic route home via the local police.</p><p><br /></p><p>Life in the big city...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2260375, member: 71510"]Most people are good people. Unfortunately Craig's List provides a large arena for unscrupulous folks to congregate. Personal safety and situational awareness are paramount for anyone dealing with strangers this way. I've had my share of good deals, met some genuinely nice collectors...but... I've been offered several fake coins, a few times they insisted they would sell to someone else (and so I'd do my duty and post that they were fakes), one guy that insisted he could only meet late at night in a parking lot near his house ( didn't trust $tarbuck's for some reason!?!? ) and needless to say I never went. My horror story is one guy that thought he would follow me home and attempt to knock on my door and invite himself into my house around midnight. I sold him some well circulated 64 quarters for melt value and he paid in cash. I figured - good deal, I got paid, we met indoors and it was straight forward. There was no talk of an additional sale, and certainly not at my house. A few hours later he shows up and said he just wanted to see what else I had for sale (at midnight?). I said he should leave now and never bother contacting me again. He said he wasn't leaving and had more cash and "intended" to buy something more from me. It ended abruptly when he met Mister Glock face to face, spent a while face down on the porch and took the scenic route home via the local police. Life in the big city...[/QUOTE]
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